09-16-2021, 07:28 AM
I don't view open-source as a versus issue, rather a matter of preference for a tool. The right tool for one user will not necessarily be a good tool for the next user.
A user cannot know everything so we have to trust other's decisions and the Debian team is thorough, with that attitude trickling down through forked projects. There is a culture of "the next new thing" that remains pervasive in technology, however some things need to just work more than they need to be cutting edge. It is a matter of personal preference as to what is what, but I want my phone's OS to just work. I want the basic functionality to just work. Yet for software and features sometimes cutting edge is good like a media player having ever increasing functionality or a productivity suite keeping pace with current trends.
A user cannot know everything so we have to trust other's decisions and the Debian team is thorough, with that attitude trickling down through forked projects. There is a culture of "the next new thing" that remains pervasive in technology, however some things need to just work more than they need to be cutting edge. It is a matter of personal preference as to what is what, but I want my phone's OS to just work. I want the basic functionality to just work. Yet for software and features sometimes cutting edge is good like a media player having ever increasing functionality or a productivity suite keeping pace with current trends.
Quartz64, RockPro64, PinePhone Mobian, PineBook Pro, PineTime, and all the trimmings that make FOSS fun.